Steve Dustcircle ๐นThe #Cost of #Comparisons;
#Socialcomparison can trigger delayed #trauma and #unresolvedissues.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/creating-2-pink-lines/202412/the-cost-of-comparisons
Dr M | Positive PsychologyWe all do it - we compare ourselves to the people we see on social media. But what we often forget is that it's like comparing our inside to someone else's outside ๐โ๏ธ๐
So today, I wanted to highlight why that can be harmful. Hopefully something we can all keep in mind as we scroll ahead.
#AuthenticLiving #SocialComparison #SelfLove #PersonalJourney #StopTheCompareTrap #SelfAcceptance #MindfulLiving #SelfGrowth
Thomas Meyer โ
Paper alert: Pete McCarthy's impressive work with the Comparison Standards Scale for Appearance!
He explored the affective impact of comparison frequency and discrepancy, mediated/moderated by appearance schemas and psychopathology (N=300). Check it out:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0280072
How we compare: A new approach to assess aspects of the comparison process for appearance-based standards and their associations with individual differences in wellbeing and personality measures
We introduce a novel approach to assess habitual comparison processes, while distinguishing between different types of comparison standards. Several comparison theories (e.g., social) suggest that self-evaluations use different standards to inform self-perception and are associated with wellbeing and personality. We developed the Comparison Standards Scale for Appearance (CSS-A) to examine self-reported engagement with social, temporal, criteria-based, dimensional, and counterfactual comparisons for upward and downward standards in relation to appearance. The scale was completed by three hundred participants online alongside measures of appearance schemas, social comparison evaluations, depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, physical self-concept, narcissism, and perfectionism. The CSS-A was found to reliably assess individual differences in upward and downward comparison frequency and affective impact for multiple comparison standards. In line with theory, CSS-A upward comparisons were more frequent than downward comparisons and coincided with negative (versus positive) affective impact. Comparison intensity (i.e., comparison frequency ร discrepancy) predicted negative and positive affective impact for upward and downward comparisons, respectively. This relationship was partially mediated by appearance concern for upward comparisons (a composite of appearance schemas and physical self-concept), yet moderated by negativity for downward comparisons (a composite of depression, anxiety, stress, and self-esteem). We offer a framework for measuring the comparison process that warrants further research on underlying comparison processes, for which the CSS(-A) and experience sampling methods should serve as useful tools.
Chris SikkengaOh, hey #anxiety
How are you, #ImposterSyndrome
Lots of negative voices crushing down on me as I deliver a piece to a gallery. I will be on display with many, many others. #SocialComparison is a part of these negative thoughts. I don't feel great, but I also do not need to battle these thoughts. They are a part of who I am. The thoughts only want to protect me from harm. I need to let them be. I need to take some time to just watch a show/movie or play a video game. Like those negative thoughts are attempting to do, I need to take care of me.
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness #selfcare #depression
How are you, #ImposterSyndrome
Lots of negative voices crushing down on me as I deliver a piece to a gallery. I will be on display with many, many others. #SocialComparison is a part of these negative thoughts. I don't feel great, but I also do not need to battle these thoughts. They are a part of who I am. The thoughts only want to protect me from harm. I need to let them be. I need to take some time to just watch a show/movie or play a video game. Like those negative thoughts are attempting to do, I need to take care of me.
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness #selfcare #depression
